Tottenham Hotspur 2 Fulham 0: Tottenham’s fate in German hands

For 43 glorious minutes, Tottenham Hotspur were sitting in the coveted third position in the Premier League table, that would have guaranteed a place in the Champions League next season.

But after being leapfrogged by, of all teams, Arsenal, they face an anxious six days to see if Chelsea will pinch their place in the competition.

It is not often that people unite to support the Germans, but everyone — apart from Arsenal and Chelsea fans — will probably send their best wishes to Bayern Munich on Saturday, especially after “Lasagnagate” saw Tottenham miss out on a Champions League place six years ago.

Tottenham fans roared Munich’s name midway through the second half, but Harry Redknapp, their manager, will have mixed emotions when he attends…